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Bernard of Clairvaux, born in 1090 and died on August 20, 1153, was an individual of an unknown profession/category.

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Famous Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes

“Let no one believe that he has received the divine kiss, if he knows the truth without loving it or loves it without understanding it. But blessed is that kiss whereby not only is God recognized but also the Father is loved; for there is never full knowledge without perfect love.”

Ifs Knows Love Believe Father Understanding Perfect Divine Kissing Blessed True Love Perfect Love

Author:Bernard of Clairvaux

“What of the souls already released from their bodies? We believe that they are overwhelmed in that vast sea of eternal light and of luminous eternity”

Believe Soul Body Light Sea Eternal Eternity Overwhelmed Luminous Eternal Light

Book:On Loving God: Selection from Sermons

Source: On Loving God: Selection from Sermons

“All things are possible to one who believes.”

Believe All Things

Book:Honey and Salt: Selected Spiritual Writings of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Source: Honey and Salt: Selected Spiritual Writings of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

“We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.”

Source: Honey and Salt: Selected Spiritual Writings of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

“Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in the books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters.”

Believe Book Nature Teach Tree Rocks Masters Satisfaction Woods

Book:Life and Works of Saint Bernard

Source: Life and Works of Saint Bernard

About the Author

Born: 1090
Died: August 20, 1153
Known for: Author
Quotes: 112

Books & Sources

Honey and Salt: Selected Spiritual Writings of Saint Bernard of ClairvauxRelated source material

Saint Bernard on the Song of songs: Sermones in Cantica canticorumRelated source material

On Loving God: Selection from SermonsRelated source material

Cantica Canticorum: Eighty-six Sermons on the Song of SolomonRelated source material

Commentary on the Song of SongsRelated source material

LettersRelated source material

Life and Works of Saint BernardRelated source material

On ConsiderationRelated source material

Saint Bernard On ConsiderationRelated source material

Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux: Selections from His Letters, Meditations, Sermons, Hymns, and Other Writings, Rendered Into English by Horatio GrimleyRelated source material

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